Hello Candy
We had a wonderful trip to China. I would be happy to share a few comments with you. We had 3 guides and 3 drivers; all different and all well educated in their factual history and very diligent in making our time well spent. The 2 guides China Highlights provided us were personable, welcoming, and accommodating to our wishes. Mark was responsible for telling us about one of our most memorable nights (thank goodness!), the show Impression Sanjie Liu. It was breathtaking! He also changed plans to include a raft ride down the river which we enjoyed. Staying overnight in Longsheng and the terraced rice fields was definitely a highlight of our trip, although the Pingan Inn very primitive. Perhaps there is another accommodation? Other accommodations; Guilin Bravo Hotel was fine; the Paradesa Resort was fine, the Meihua Goldentang International Hotel, although beautiful, was lacking in the service area. We had a washroom that had a horrible sewer pipe smell which they tried to address but weren’t able to. And we had to keep chasing down housekeeping for a 3rd towel, and ran out of toilet paper twice. It’s a beautiful accommodation, I’m sure they will work on their staffing details. My main observation to share regarding our stay in Xian is somewhat negative. The 2 hours spent at the Terracotta Warriors was the only real significant time we will remember. The dumpling dinner and show was in our opinion, very mediocre, and we felt a wasted night. I would not recommend it to other Americans. We enjoyed walking the city wall, and eating lunch at a local restaurant. I kept thinking however that there must be other things of interest in a city the size and stature and history of Xian???? It’s a long way to travel to have a limited time with the Warriors. Maybe a lecture including more of the stories of the finding, the farmer, the plans for future excavation…perhaps a demo from an archeologist explaining the dig and restoration? We were overall very pleased with all that China Highlights did to make our trip to China wonderful.Thankyou.
Gail DeLoia

• Client's Information: Thomas Joseph, United States
• Tour Starting Dates: October 11, 2008
• Tour Itinerary: 7 Days Beijing, Guilin, Longsheng, Yangshuo, Xian Tour
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